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Woman wanted in Hamilton homicide returned to Canada after arrest in Hungary

A Toronto woman who police said fled to Hungary following the shooting death of a 39-year-old man in February in Stoney Creek, Ont., has been returned to Canada, while her co-accused continues to fight extradition.

Co-accused in February shooting of Tyler Pratt, 39, continues to fight extradition

Desmond Brown · CBC News ·
Two people.
Investigators identified Oliver Karafa, 28, and Yun (Lucy) Lu Li, 25, as suspects in the shooting death of Tyler Pratt, 39, in Hamilton in February. She's now back in Canada after her extradition from Hungary. (Hamilton Police Service)

A woman who police said fled to Hungary following a homicide in February in Stoney Creek, Ont., has been returned to Canada.

Yun (Lucy) Lu Li, 25, who arrived on a flight Monday, will appear in court on Tuesday, Hamilton police said in a news release.

Li and Oliver Karafa, 28, who remains in Hungary as he fights extradition, are both from Toronto and face charges of murder and attempted murder. Tyler Pratt, 39, was killed and a 26-year-old woman was injured in the Feb. 28 shooting around 7:15 p.m. ET at a home on Arvin Avenue in Stoney Creek.

Pratt was found dead at the scene and the 26-year-old was found with serious injuries. She has since been released from hospital and continues to recover, according to police.

Police haven't revealed what led to the shooting, but previously said they are "very comfortable with the motivation for the shooting and the murder."

Police say Li and Karafa had left for eastern Europe within 24 hours of the shooting. 

Det.-Sgt. Jim Callender. previously said the two travelled through several countries, including Slovakia and the Czech Republic, before arriving in Budapest. He also described the departure from Canada as "unusual."

The Metropolitan Court of Budapest said Karafa is Slovakian-Canadian.

Man fighting extradition process, police say

Investigators in Hamilton and abroad, including the Hungarian Fugitive Active Search Team, collaborated during the past three months, leading to the arrest of Karafa and Li in Budapest. 

The Metropolitan Court of Budapest said it held an extradition hearing in June for the two.

"During the hearing, the accused woman gave her consent to the extradition ... The accused man has not consented to his extradition," the court wrote in a statement to CBC News.

Police arrest a woman.
Hungarian National Police released images of Li's arrest in Budapest. (Submitted by Hungarian National Police)
Two people holding a man with his hands behind his back.
Karafa continues to fight extradition from Hungary following his arrest. (Submitted by Hungarian National Police)

Investigators took a flight to Hungary and returned to Canada with Li on Monday, but Karafa continues to fight the extradition process, police said.

Hamilton police said anyone with information can contact Det. David Tsuchida at 905-546-4123 or Crime Stoppers.

With files from Bobby Hristova and Dan Taekema

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